North East Dive est 2003, Now DiveKLB.
From our Moray Firth base in Banff, we offered PADI & BSAC Scuba training and then Rib diving along the Moray Firth Coastline from Rosehearty to Nairn. Including some fabulous wreck & scenic diving.
We then began to specialize in bespoke trips to the West Coast from Kyle of Lochalsh to Oban & the Clyde.
After over 10 years Diving all around Scotland we took the decision in 2017 to move our base from North East Scotland to Kinlochbervie, North West Scotland. This decision was not taken lightly as it means our 'commute' is nearly 400miles but we felt the diving offered around Kinlochbervie warranted it.
We purchased Keltic Lady in 2017 and undertook a complete refit ready for the 2018 season based at Kinlochbervie. Over the winter of 2018/2019 we installed an Onboard Compressor, along with numerous upgrades & modifications to further tailor her to Diving.
2021 welcomed the arrival of Wildcard, our 10m Swiftcat. During 2021 she was converted for diving and took over from Keltic Lady in September 2021. She benefits from twin Volvo 190's with sterndrives, on her journey upto Scotland she averaged 18knots over the 325nm journey.
We have amassed a large number of dive sites around Kinlochbervie, but we are well aware due the remote location and general lack of diving in the area we know from experience there are so many more sites to explore and discover. Over the last three seasons we are delighted to see more divers venturing north and enjoying some of the delights Kinlochbervie has to offer.
Listed below are just a few sites and once I have some time over winter I will endeavour to add some more. We have numerous 'regular' dive sites but we still have so many more to explore. My aim this winter is to dive alot of the places we have travelled over or past many times and just not had chance to 'pop' in for a dive. Also having spent alot of time with Jimmy McIntosh of Cape Wrath Charters and the local Fisherman we still have so many more sites to check out.
You really cant beat that feeling of dropping down into a dive site which has rarely or ever been dived. So many sites to get back to dive yet so many more to explore.
Handa Island, several scenic rocky sites with a maximum depth of 30m with large swim throughs, rocky overhangs, huge underwater Gulleys & an abundance of sea life. Diving Guillimots & Razorbills.
Roin, various sites ranging from 10-45m, an abundance of marine life, often teaming with shoals of fish and numerrous dogfish, the site offers stunning underwater gulleys and swim throughs.
Dubh Sgeir, from surge gulleys to huge underwater reefs extending for what seems like miles.
Am Balg blowhole, a scenic sites with a large underwater channel leading to an underwater cave & blowhole.
Duslic Rock, is located just off Cape Wrath, an exposed scenic dive with many brightly coloured soft corals.
Cape Wrath, numerous sites around the Cape itself.
Whale back Rock, a large rocky stack with boulder slopes, and vertical walls covered in soft corals.
Black Rocks, verticle walls and underwater pinnacles. Red Rocks, walls, gulleys and huge boulders the size of a bus!
Bodha Cailleach Pinnacle, an underwater pinnacle with numerous swim throughs and underwater channels. An abundance of Dogfish.
Loch Inchard, Loch Laxford & Loch Dughaill offer some fantastic sheltered dive sites.
Kylesku and Badcall Islands, this stunning site under Kylesku bridge, usually accessed from the south shore or slip, we will dive both the north and south and sites further afield
North Coast, sites dependant on weather/demand